Asperger syndrome in the African American community: Barriers to diagnosis

Abstract

Estimates of the prevalence of AS in children throughout the entire population of the United States are highly limited and greatly variable. Ozonoff, Dawson, and McPartland (2002) stated that estimates of AS range from 0.2 to 0.5% (or 2–5 individuals in 1,000), while Volkmar and Klin (2000) cited studies reporting rates of 36 in 1,000 to approximately 1 in 10,000. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association (2000), fourth edition (DSM-IV-TR), states that “definitive data about the prevalence of Asperger Syndrome does not exist.”

Citation

Theus, F.C. (2008), "Asperger syndrome in the African American community: Barriers to diagnosis", Rotatori, A.F., Obiakor, F.E. and Burkhardt, S. (Ed.) Autism and Developmental Disabilities: Current Practices and Issues (Advances in Special Education, Vol. 18), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 109-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0270-4013(08)18006-0